Describing Artificial Intelligence as a "big opportunity" for ushering in positive change, President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday (January 1, 2026) said it is essential to ensure that its benefits reach all sections of the society, especially the underprivileged. Through AI labs and AI models, innovative thinking and future ready skills are being inculcated in children, the President said. For a young India, AI is not just a technique but a big opportunity for ushering in positive change, she said. She emphasised that the government is strengthening digital public infrastructure, and the India AI Mission is being implemented to establish country as a global AI leader. President Murmu was speaking while participating in a special programme under SOAR — Skilling for AI Readiness, an initiative of the Skill India Mission.

Source: The Hindu January 01, 2026 16:08 UTC